Chapter 44 Storytelling
"This is the noble!" The simple five words seemed to echo in the classroom.
Unconsciously, Jin Tao had already sat upright, his eyes flashed with excitement and a little excited. Not only him, but almost everyone present, was like this.
Director Wu, who had a serious expression, had a softer look. Jin Yan, who was sitting next to him, breathed obviously a little rapid, and there was a hint of blush on her pretty face.
Tang Mi's dark green eyes seemed to be bursting out. Although Zhou Qianlin, who was sitting beside her, had a bright look on the surface, but she had a look of light.
"Before the 18th century of the 19th century, aristocrats were still mainstream society and played an important role. Until today, some ancient families in the three major alliances still retained the titles and titles of the nobles. When the aristocratic society moved into a civilian society, the bourgeoisie did not set off a spiritual wave of denial and criticized aristocratic culture. Instead, they sent their children to aristocratic schools to study, buying aristocratic patterns, badges, and buying aristocratic titles, hoping to inherit the aristocratic mantle in all aspects. The reason why the aristocratic system has been continued to this day is because it has been recognized by everyone because it is generally believed by ordinary people that the aristocratic spirit represents a kind of dignity and a superb character."
"In the history of the Shangyuan period, many wars were very similar. They were opponents on the battlefield, and they were still friends after leaving the battlefield. So many wars at that time seemed a bit like children playing house today."
"In the Yuan Dynasty, a king of a country died. His nephew Safin and his grandson Henry both believed that he had the right to inherit the British throne. Safin himself took the lead in the country and ascended the throne first. Henry was in another continent, and was indignant when he heard the news and organized a mercenary to attack Safin. At that time, Henry was very young and had insufficient experience. He did not have good plans when sending troops, so the army drove thousands of miles away.
As soon as the empire landed, he found that the money had been spent and there was no food. What should I do? At this time, Henry made a choice that ordinary people would never imagine. He wrote a letter of help to his opponent Safin, saying that I was not well prepared for the war and had no food and grass. Can you give me some help and let me dismiss these mercenaries back to the original continent. Safin actually donated generously and gave Henry some money. But later Henry launched the same war for the second time to fight for the throne."
Lan Jue, who told the story, returned to his original peace, smiling and telling the story, always attracting the attention of the students.
"They helped you, but you are now back. This is considered ungrateful to many people. But the nobles think that the tolerance given to their opponents is natural, and they should continue to compete. So after a few years, Henry led the army again and made a comeback. At this time, he was older and had a full wings, so he defeated Safin on the battlefield. Although he won, the result was very interesting. He signed a treaty with Safin, which was that the throne would still be held by Safin and made Henry the prince. Once Safin was a hundred years later, Henry would inherit the throne. In the eyes of ordinary people, he finally won, but he had to be the name of a successor, which seemed not worth it. But this is the spirit of aristocraticism, and Henry used the aristocratic method to repay Safin's tolerance."
Speaking of this, Lan Jue paused for a moment, as if he had remembered something, and his eyes gradually became deeper. "In the spirit of aristocraticism, there is another story that shocked me and will never forget it for life. This was what my teacher told me when I was a student. Today, I want to tell you too."
"In the Shangyuan era, humans once built a giant cruise ship called the Titanic."
"The name of 'Titanic' is taken from the giant 'Titan' in Greek mythology. The Titan challenged Zeus, who represented the mysterious natural power, but failed and was thrown into the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean that was many times deeper than the eighteen levels of hell. Therefore, some people say that the name 'Titanic' is unlucky, and it predicted the tragic ending at the beginning."
"Sure enough, it sank in a shipwreck."
When he heard him mention the name Zeus, Zhou Qianlin, who was sitting below, couldn't help but look up slightly, her eyes just touching Lan Jue.
Lan Jue continued: "But the difference between this giant ship and the mythical Titan is that it sinks on the bottom of the sea only the iron plates, rivets and human flesh, and its soul has not been conquered. In other words, the 'Titanic' and more than 1,500 lives have sunk, but the human spirit, an invincible human civilization, still exists, and 'will never sink'."
Speaking of this, Lan Jue's voice gradually increased a little.
"Eight musicians have been playing music calmly and calmly in the last moment. The flying notes reflect the dignity and nobility of human beings who never bow to nature until death. As Hemingway, a famous writer in the Yuan Dynasty, wrote in his famous book "The Old Man and the Sea": 'Man is not born to be defeated. You can defeat his body, but you cannot conquer his soul. Those chasing sharks can gnaw the big fish dragged on the old fisherman's boat to the bones, but they cannot gnaw off the invincible spirit of this sailor. This is the flame cast by the soul and will of man, and the entire sea cannot extinguish it.'"
"Until many years later, people were amazed that the musicians and crew of the Titanic, faced with the imminent sea water and the surging death, could they have such great courage to not run or escape, and stick to their duties; how could they have such noble humane sentiments, give lifeboats to children and women, and leave their last moments to themselves. Afterwards, 76% of the crew members were killed, and this death rate exceeded all the first class, second class and third class cabins on the ship.
The proportion of passenger deaths. The crew members were on the ship with more conditions than passengers, but they gave opportunities to others and left hopelessness to themselves. And it was not a crew member, two sailors did this, but all more than 900 crew members, waiters, firemen and even chefs chose this way; such a large group could do this, and today it seems that like the giant ship mysteriously sinks, the spirit of this person who always rises to the water is simply a miracle!"
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Chapter completed!